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The legislature finally voted to tighten ownership regulations and close the loopholes that allowed these weapons to end up in the wrong hands. Seeing my brother suffer because of this trauma was the reason I started this path, and today I finally feel like we did right by him. We …

February 26, 2020

Gun Violence - A Worldwide Problem

Gun Violence - A Worldwide Problem

🏆 Won — 133 supporters Verified

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Started by Can P 6 years, 7 months ago

Guns have a massive impact on today's society, whether it be physically or psychologically.



Gun violence is an invasion of our most important human rights which are the right to live, right to health and right to education.



According to Amnesty International:

Every day more than 500 people die from gun violence and 2,000 get injured by gunshots.

There are more than 2 million people living with gun-related injuries globally.




A chart published by the World Economic Forum indicates that there is a direct relationship between high levels of gun ownership and high levels of gun-related deaths. Therefore, gun ownership regulations should be restructured to make sure that people with serious mental issues, criminal records, drug abusers and domestic abusers should not have access to any kind of firearm as it is likely to be misused. Additionally, the illicit firearms trade has to come to an end.



I started this petition to bring awareness to the horror that is gun violence and to improve the gun ownership regulations.





Updates

January 26, 2020

I have spent my evenings reading your personal stories about how gun violence has touched your lives and the pain in those messages is impossible to ignore. These accounts prove that we are not talking about abstract policy but the safety of our neighborhoods and families. I am currently compiling your experiences to ensure that local representatives see the human cost behind these numbers.

January 26, 2020

The weight of the lives lost each day feels a little less heavy seeing so many people join this fight. This momentum shows that we refuse to accept the current reality as normal.

Reached 100 supporters

January 26, 2020

42 Comments

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Sarah Kapoor
6 years ago Featured

Too many people are dying for no reason. We need stricter laws now before more familys get destroyed.

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Mark Morrison
6 years ago Featured

its insane that its so easy to get a gun in some places. something needs to change because this is just getting out of hand

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Kursat Alparslan
6 years ago Featured

I am so glad to sign this petition. Hope the target will be acheived and will have the expected impact

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Samar Argun
6 years ago Featured

I strongly support your opinions and appreciate this great effort to bring awareness. Thank you.

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Saba Renk
6 years ago Featured

I couldn’t agree more.. even ownership and threats of gun use creates long lasting psychological damage.

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Manju
6 years ago Featured

Gun licence shouldnot be given to people unless they have life therating situations

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Kerem
6 years ago

Well done

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Sudarshan
6 years ago

Good job boi